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TIL that the dedication page at the front of published books was originally used as a way for an author to beg a high-influence person for money.

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ZYJp TIL that in Hong Kong a License to operate a taxi costs HK$7.66 million (US$987,600).
5Oy8 TIL a Native American myth about “red haired giants” inhabiting north america and waging war against native tribes was confirmed after remains were found in a cave in Nevada.
OoeVY TIL Vesta Stoudt, the mother of two Navy Sailors wrote a letter to President Roosevelt explaing the way ammunition was packed often didn’t work. She suggested a rippable cloth based tape, leading to the invention of duct tape.
PLpL TIL that a Russian scientist got hit in the head by the proton beam in a particle accelerator and survived to tell the tale.
awNxo TIL that the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF, or the modern Japanese Navy) uses the same rising sun naval ensign that the Imperial Japanese Navy used before and during WWII.